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type: "Bill"
title: "VEHICLE CODE-EMERGENCY VEHICLE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Codes. Sets a minimum fine for a violation of proper driving conduct when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 385"
citation: "Illinois HB 385 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-29"
last_action: "2003-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40773dda-867a-4310-9e6d-a1e845d471d1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=385&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=795&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "89b76ef71b05801a852969fc4765e5cfdb6ee2ee1d115dde78e673842203fa21"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 385 (93rd) — VEHICLE CODE-EMERGENCY VEHICLE
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Codes. Sets a minimum fine for a violation of proper driving conduct when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0385&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=795&DocNum=385&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0385eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=795&DocNum=385&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0385enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=795&DocNum=385&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Edward J. Acevedo — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-01-29** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo `filing`
- **2003-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-04** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2003-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2003-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2003-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2003-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2003-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-02-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2003-03-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-05** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
- **2003-04-03** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003
- **2003-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-11** Effective Date July 11, 2003
- **2003-07-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0173 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40773dda-867a-4310-9e6d-a1e845d471d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).